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Now playing Next no comment Catholics climb newly-restored holy stairs at Vatican The faithful got on their knees on Thursday to crawl up newly-unveiled marble steps, also known as Scala Sancta, at the Vatican. 12/04/2019
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Now playing Next World Vatican concludes historic summit on sexual abuse Nearly 200 church leaders gathered this weekend to address the abuse crisis. 25/02/2019
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